For decades, slavish Hollywood leftists have been toeing the big government line. There was no program too big, no social engineering scheme too radical, and no socialist wealth redistribution plan too aggressive. When you're a millionaire who loves government above all else, you always have government's back. Now, however, it seems they've found something they simply can't support. That something is the blatant overreach of the NSA's domestic spying program.
A veritable who's who of Hollywood's "hottest" stars - including John Cusack, Wil Wheaton, Oliver Stone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and the long lost Phil Donahue - have joined forces with NSA whistleblowers to "raise awareness" about the surveillance state. Over a 100 public advocacy groups have come together under the "Stopwatching.us" umbrella to demand that 4th Amendment abuses come to an end. They've even dragged the ethically challenged Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) along for the ride.
Step one for the new organization is the release of "Stop Watching Us: The Video." The three and a half minute clip targets the evils of the Richard Nixon as he continues to push the NSA to collect data on innocent Americans.
Wait...what? Nixon? Yes, Nixon.
You see, these are Hollywood leftists and, as such, they just can't bring themselves to target Barack Obama, or even mention him by name. Since all of these guys endorsed him back in 2008, we can assume they know the current President's name, they just don't want to say it. Maybe they're simply too ashamed of "their guy" to admit his culpability.
The sad thing is; there's little in the video below with which most conservatives would disagree. If these Hollywood kooks would have shown enough personal integrity to place the blame where it belongs - on the current administration - they might even have done some good. By ignoring the man currently living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue they've undermined their cause, and made themselves look painfully incoherent.
